Yushchenko and Saakashvili became a symbol of independence for the media.

Viktor Yushchenko, Alexander Lukashenko and Mikhail Saakashvili - President of Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia - are mentioned other foreign policy in the Russian media in the context of the "independence and sovereignty." This is demonstrated by classification, prepared by Medialogiya "Day of Russia (which is also often erroneously referred to as the Independence Day of Russia).
Further, the rating is French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and it was followed by Sergei Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity - the leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the republic, in 2008, proclaimed its independence from Georgia. Daniel Ortega, president of the only country besides Russia, also recognizes the sovereignty of these republics - Nicaragua - has taken in the ranking 10 th pozitsiyu.7 th place in the list - from U.S. President Barack Obama, 8 th line has taken the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko , at 9th place - Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves.Analogichny a list of Russian politicians led by President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Third place was taken by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.